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Books and food…seems they go hand-in-hand, no? Both are necessary for our survival (at least we think so). Both also incite passionate debates – butter or margarine? Pancakes or waffles? Carbs or low fat? Hunger Games or Twilight? Edward or Jacob? Bronte or Austen? Fitzgerald or Hemingway?

We love food so much – we especially enjoy it when authors include recipes in their novels:

You’ve devoured The Hunger Games trilogy, you’re patiently waiting for the movie, and you don’t know what to read next? If you want more like The Hunger Games, take a look at the books below — you might find your next obsession.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver — Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love. (Love Delirium? Pandemonium is out now and Requiem comes out in March 2013!)

Bumped by Megan McCafferty — In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi — Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.

Pure by Julianna Baggott — In a post-apocalyptic world, Pressia, a sixteen-year-old survivor with a doll’s head fused onto her left hand meets Partridge, a “Pure” dome-dweller who is searching for his mother, sure that she has survived the cataclysm. Look for the follow-up, Fuse, in 2013!

For even more Hunger Games readalikes, check out this guide (you can even print it out!) and follow our Hunger Games board on Pinterest.

For a different look at The Hunger Games…ever wanted to eat like Katniss? Try The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook. The book includes several dishes mentioned in the novels such as lamb stew, roasted parsnips, and dark chocolate cake.

Want to try a more literary post-apocalyptic tale? Try…

The Road by Cormac McCarthy — America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst the destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world that is utterly devastated.

The Passage by Justin Cronin — A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear, darkness, death, and a fate far worse. (Look for the follow-up, The Twelve, later this year!)